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All the Little Animals

All the Little Animals

1998Movie⏱️ 1h 52mR
AdventureDramaThriller
6.7
IMDB Rating
3,370 votes

Bobby Platt is a mentally slow young man who escapes an abusive, hateful stepfather who has killed his pets one by one. To save himself, Bobby runs away and meets a strange old man who wanders the highways to bury roadkill animals...

Director
Jeremy Thomas
Writers
Eski Thomas, Walker Hamilton
Stars
John Hurt, Christian Bale, Daniel Benzali
Release Date
July 9, 1999
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
🎯 3
Nominations
💬 48
Reviews
📋 7.7K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

John Hurt
John Hurt
as Mr. Summers
Christian Bale
Christian Bale
as Bobby Platt
Daniel Benzali
Daniel Benzali
as Bernard 'The Fat' De Winter
James Faulkner
James Faulkner
as Mr. Stuart Whiteside
👤
John O'Toole
as Lorry Driver
👤
Amanda Boyle
as Des
👤
Amy Robbins
as Valerie Ann Platt, Bobby's Mother
👤
John Higgins
as Dean
👤
Kaye Griffiths
as Lepidopterist
👤
Sevilla Delofski
as Janet, De Winter's Secretary

💰 Box Office

$26,558
Worldwide Gross
$26,558
Domestic Gross
$11,888
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Wheal Coates, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
Production
Recorded Picture Company (RPC), BBC Film, British Screen Productions

🏷️ Keywords

escapefeature film directorial debutproducer directorbased on novellamentally challenged man

🎯 Categories

Coming-of-AgePsychological DramaPsychological ThrillerSurvivalAdventureDramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Great film for those who have compassion.
by rebtris2004-08-13
10/10

"My son and I really liked this film. If you are into shoot 'em up, no thinking or feeling required movies, then this one is not for you. For those who like animals and like to see the little guy win once in awhile, this is a great film. The stepfather, DeWinter, is a typical "nothing matters but money" type person and his unfortunate stepson, Bobby, gets caught in the line of his ruthless fire. As fate would have it, Bobby meets an eccentric and oddly lovable old fellow, Mr. Summers, who is into giving the poor creatures who have been flattened on the road a decent burial and a ..."

💡 Did You Know?

Michael Reeves, whose Witchfinder General (1968) was a critical success, had planned to film this in 1969, with Arthur Lowe starring.

📖 Synopsis

Bobby Platt is a mentally slow young man who escapes an abusive, hateful stepfather who has killed his pets one by one. To save himself, Bobby runs away and meets a strange old man who wanders the highways to bury roadkill animals...